Orange County employment update │January 2016

In December, Orange County gained 3,000 jobs with the following sectors recording the biggest changes over the last year: Construction (+10,500) and Leisure & Hospitality (+8,300). Over the last 12 months, Orange County added 41,400 jobs. The County’s unemployment rate decreased to 4.1 percent from 4.2 percent the month prior, remaining lower than the California (5.8 percent) and national (4.8 percent) rates. For more detailed information, please refer to this month’s OC JLL Employment Update Report.